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Rum, Harris, Bullough Mausoleum

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Mausoleum (20th Century)

Site Name Rum, Harris, Bullough Mausoleum

Classification Mausoleum (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Rhum; Kinloch Estate

Canmore ID 21945

Site Number NM39NW 60

NGR NM 33629 95653

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/21945

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Oblique aerial view of Harris, Rum, taken from the WSW.
Oblique aerial view of Harris, Rum, taken from the WSW.View from NorthwestDetail of Sir George Bullough's tombView from SoutheastView from WSW.General view from NW.View from SoutheastGeneral view of the lodge and mausoleum.View from WestDetail of roofDetail of John Bullough's tombOblique aerial view of Harris, Rum, taken from the WSW.General viewView from S.General view from WNW.General view from W.View from SoutheastView from North NortheastCopy of colour slide showing the Bullough Mausoleum, Isle of Rum. Digital Image only.Oblique aerial view of Harris, Rum, looking NE.Oblique aerial view of Harris, Rum, looking NE.View from North NortheastDetail of Sir George Bullough's tombView from NorthwestView from NW.View from North NortheastDetail of Lady Monica Bullough's tombGeneral view of Harris, Rum.General view of the mausoleum at Harris.Detail of John Bullough's tombView from NWView from WestDetail of roofView from WSW.Rum, Harris, Bullough Mausoleum, NM39NW 60, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Small Isles
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Lochaber
  • Former County Inverness-shire

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Bullough Mausoleum, c.1900, an enormous Doric temple of polished sandstone containing three large sarcophagi - an echo of classical Greece standing in splendid isolation against the sublime backdrop of the Cuillin; also, a monument to the inflated ego of the Bulloughs.

Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

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Archaeology Notes

NM39NW 60 33629 95653

For (associated) Kinloch Castle (NM 4015 9953), see NM49NW 12.00.

Mausoleum built by Sir George Bullough. The original family vault can be seen to the NW, partially demolished by the family after it was likened to a gents lavatory.

Information from RCAHMS (KM) 1 November 1996.

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Architecture Notes

Built by Sir George Bullough

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Aerial Photography (6 March 2005)

Photographed by J S Bone, 6 March 2005.

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